It is a common struggle for us to stay motivated during the holiday season. I am not sure about you, but I am already counting down the days to Christmas. It is this time of the year when we feel least motivated and it is also the time that we usually have the most to complete. Sustaining motivation and preventing it from dying out is an essential yet tough practice to do. Here are some suggestions that you can use to stay motivated and finish this year strong.

I’ve been there, I feel like a lot of people have. The time in your life where you either watch an inspirational movie or see someone on Instagram with an amazing physique and think “I’m going to get on my gym grind and get shredded!”. So the next week you start up and begin to actually enjoy yourself with the health benefits that come along with exercise, but after that initial week or month is up you quickly realize that it’s a very challenging and long commitment if you want to get results. This realization causes so many to become discouraged and slowly drift away from the gym, I went through this stage 3 times my first year of training before I fully engaged myself. It’s a vicious cycle that will keep you in it’s path unless you find these 3 key factors.

In this post, I want to help you guys out by sharing my top 5 tips that helped me increasing my deadlift. Before we get into this post, a little disclaimer. Those tips will not make up for bad form and technique. Deadlifting can be dangerous and lead to injuries if not performed with proper form. If you are unclear about your form, the first step for you is to educate yourself on that. I also did not invent those tips! I have tried countless things over the past years and find those 5 tips the most helpful. Let’s get started!

Let’s run away, I might sound crazy and we might not have a place to stay, but let’s just run away.I want to see the deserts in California, I wanna see the buildings in New York,I want to drink coffee in a small cozy coffee shop filled with calming music as I flip through the map looking for my next destination. I want to stand in Times Square and feel the cold breeze as it collides with my skin sending chills down my spine.

It is never the wrong or right time to better yourself. It doesn’t have to be the first day of the week, it doesn’t have to be in the morning, and it doesn’t have to be at the start of a new year. It can seem overwhelming if you haven’t been physically active for some time, but anyone can start a new fitness regime, stick to it, and achieve their goals!

No matter how you slice it, some exercises are just plain brutal. Nobody, and I mean no one gets giddy with glee when it’s time for a set of burpies! In my opinion, the same goes, for heavens holy sake, running lines, bleachers, or stairs. ARGHHH! Continue reading Shred It, Don’t Dread It! (2 min read→

Feeling like your going and going but getting nowhere? Are you stuck on an overwhelmingly dull fitness plateau? Between the boring gym sesh and the pilates DVD that has a half inch layer of dust on it I bet you can barely handle life right now, right?